Please Spay/Neuter and ID Your Pet!

The most caring thing you can do as a pet owner is to tag and microchip your pets. According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP), less than 2% of cats and only 15 to 20% of dogs are returned to their owners.Most of these were identified with tags, tattoos or microchips. The majority of cats and dogs that go missing without ID never make it back home.

Please make sure your pets have current tags on their collars and wear them at all times, even if they are indoor animals! Most strays are lost pets who were not kept properly indoors or provided with identification. Petco, Walmart and many other retailers have tag stations where you can make and print your own tags for about $6 - $10. Your pets depend solely on you to keep them safe - don't let them down!

As part of your deed restrictions, you cannot breed animals in Gleannloch for profit, so please consider spaying and neutering your pets. The cost of spaying or neutering a pet is less than the cost of raising puppies or kittens for a year. 5 out of 10 dogs in shelters and 7 out of 10 cats in shelters are destroyed simply because there is no one to adopt them. An animal that ends up in a shelter has less than a 50% chance of getting out alive!